Who's Jim Hines?

Who's Jim Hines?
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Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : 0814334024
ISBN-13 : 9780814334027
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Book Synopsis Who's Jim Hines? by : Jean Alicia Elster

Download or read book Who's Jim Hines? written by Jean Alicia Elster and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Who's Jim Hines? is a story based on real events about Douglas Ford, Jr., a twelve-year-old African American boy growing up in Detroit in the 1930s. Doug's father owns the Douglas Ford Wood Company, and when Doug must join his father in the backbreaking work of delivering wood throughout the city and suburbs, he takes the opportunity to unravel the mystery of a man named Jim Hines whom he always hears about but has never seen. In discovering Hines's identity, Doug also learns much about the realities of racism in Depression-era Detroit."--BOOK JACKET.

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